animmaker.txt

animmaker.exe - Converts sprites to RPG Maker XP format animations
(C) 2008 Peter O.

Usage: animmaker xmlfile.xml
('xmlfile.xml' is the path to any XML file, see below)

Example of XML file:

<animations>
<!--Animation file to create (in this case, animation.png)-->
<animation name="animation.png">
 <!--Pattern to add to the animation.  Consists of the image's
     filename plus the rectangle of the pattern to extract
     from the image (x, y, width, height) (up to 96x96 in size)
     Sprites listed here will be doubled in size in the animation-->
 <pattern filename="pkmnfrlg_effects.png" x="50" y="201" 
   width="56" height="68" />
</animation>
<!--Another animation file, animation2.png)-->
<animation name="animation2.png">
 <pattern filename="pkmnfrlg_effects.png" x="50" y="201" 
   width="56" height="68" />
 <!-- You can leave out x, y, etc.  to use the whole image-->
 <pattern filename="effects2.png" />
</animation>
</animations>